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Monday, December 7, 2015

What is your favorite Christmas song? Mine is "The Christmas Song" by Nat King Cole. No other song more perfectly captures the nostalgic feeling of childhood Christmas to me. "Tiny tots with their eyes all aglowWill find it hard to sleep tonight.

They know that Santa's on his way.He's loaded lots of toys and goodies on his sleighAnd every mother's child is gonna spyTo see if reindeer really know how to fly" (lyrics to the song).

This song was written by Bob Wells and Mel Torme in 1945. According to legend, Mel Torme wrote this song on a very hot day in order to think cool. Nat King Cole recorded several versions of the song over the years, the first in 1946. The one that most of us remember was recorded in 1961 in stereo. It is the version you hear on the radio today, and the version in the video, below. Do you also enjoy this Christmas classic? What is YOUR favorite Christmas song? I'd love to hear from you in the comments, below.

About Me

Trish is a long-time online seller who loves all things vintage, but especially vintage children's books and ephemera. In other lives, worked as a bookstore manager and preschool teacher. Always pursuing vintage treasures, great reads, interesting words, and happiness.